Murti

MurtininenolaKisanskritambalo linamaanishasanamuyamungufulani katikadiniyaUhindu^[1].Kwaimaniya Kihindu murti si mungu mwenyewe baliisharayake ambamorohoya mungu inajionyesha^[2].

Waumini Wahindu huombea kuwepo kwa mungu katika sanamu ili waweze kuwasiliana naye na kupokeabarakazake. Wahindu hawaziabudu murti au sanamu yenyewe bali mungu ambaye yuko katika roho zao. Murti hupatikanahekalunilakini ziko pianyumbanimwa Wahindu wengi kwa matumizi yaibada.^[3]

Nafasi ya murti katika ibada

Murti mara chache hupatikana bilaumbomaalumu lakini kwa kawaida ni sanamu zamaweaumetalizinazomwonyesha mungu fulani katika umbo lakibinadamukama vileShivaau Ganesha,RamaauKrishna,Saraswatiau Kali.

Murti huchongwa kulingana na maagizo madhubuti na kisha kuwekwa hekaluni namakuhaniwenye mafunzo katika ibada maalumu.

Marejeo

↑PK Acharya,An Encyclopedia of Hindu Architecture,Oxford University Press, page 426
↑Jeaneane D Fowler (1996), Hinduism: Beliefs and Practices, Sussex Academic Press,ISBN 978-1-898723-60-8,pages 41–45
↑James Lochtefeld (2002), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, The Rosen Publishing Group,ISBN 978-0-8239-3180-4,page 726

[pkacharya-1] PK Acharya,An Encyclopedia of Hindu Architecture,Oxford University Press, page 426

[fowler41-2] Jeaneane D Fowler (1996), Hinduism: Beliefs and Practices, Sussex Academic Press,ISBN 978-1-898723-60-8,pages 41–45

[james726-3] James Lochtefeld (2002), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, The Rosen Publishing Group,ISBN 978-0-8239-3180-4,page 726

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